Molding or finish-strip assembly



6, 1930. o. .1. CROWE 1,757,515

MOLDING OR FINISH STRIP ASSEMBLY Filed March 10, 1930 INVENTOR Or/eyfarm 6 W 10mm wwmm ATTORNEYS Patented May 6, 1930 OBiLEYxJwCBOWE onnnrnorr,.-monrean, ASSIGNOR T0 Moron rnontrcrs conrona rIoN,- -or,nn'rnorr, MICHIGAN, A conro m'rron. on NEW YORK i flfironnme onFINISH-STRIP assnmamr T i 1; imit tion filed March 10, 1930. Serial no.434,75

1; This invention relates to moldings or finishstrip assemblies,particularly designed for use in connection with motor vehicle bodiesand the like.

The invention-has as its objects to simplify, rendermore eflicient, andimprove gen,- erally devices of this character.

More specifically an object of the invention is to provide a molding orfinish strip assembly having retainer or anchorage means ,of novelconstructionand so designed as to facilitate the attachment thereof tothe frames, bodies, or other parts of motor vehicles and the like. 5 a 5Another object ofthe invention is to providearetainer or anchorage striphaving three laterally spaced surfaces in substantial I alignment forengagement with a vehicle body whereby the intermediate surface may beemployedfor securing the anchorage strip 5 to the vehicle body.

Another object of the inventionconsists in providing a retainer oranchorage strip or member-having means whereby the same may bespotwelded, riveted, bolted, screwed,

nailed or otherwise secured with equal facility in any desired orpreferred manner to the vehicle body or other support.

Another object of the invention is to provide a finish strip assemblyhaving retainer means so designed aslto permit the use there- 'retainermembers after the cowl, or body, or

of in short lengths orpieces asdisting uished from continuous or longstrips. which customarily extendthroughout the greater part .orentirelength of the molding. Thus with ,this, invention, it is possible tosecure short lengths of the retainer or anchorage member at spacedpoints along the body to which the cover strip is to be attached, andwith this construction it is convenient to attach the limiting theengagement of'the cover strip with the anchorage strip and eliminatingthe 5 and the nished surface of the vehicle body or other support towhich the molding is attached. a 1 5 5 i possibilit of contact betweenthe cover strip 5 This application comprises inpart a continuation of myco-pending application, Serial No. 318,843 and in part a continuation ofco-pending application, Serial No. 302,293. The several objects,advantages and novelty of details of construction of this invention willbe more apparent as the description proceeds, especially when consideredin connection with the accompanying drawings wherein, a Figure 1 is aperspective view of themolding or finish strip applied to a portion of avehicle body; 5 Figure 2 is a view of the anchorage strip with the coverstrip omitted, a

Figure 3 is a, section takensubstantially on the plane indicated by line3-3 of Figure 2; p p p Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view throughthe finish strip assembly showing 1 the retainer secured in place byriveting;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective a view of a portion of a vehiclebody showing through the structure illustrated in Fig- 5 ure 5; a 5

Figure 7 is a perspective the retainer members, and y y Figure 8 is afragmentary perspective view of a slightly modified form ofconstruction.

In the manufacture of certaintypes of automobile bodies, the metallicplates which form the outer shell are separately attached to the frameand the joint between these plates is concealed by a molding or finishstrip assembly comprising an anchorage stri secured to the body usuallyby means of nail s and a cover strip adapted for snap-on engagement overthe anchorage strip and concealin the securing means from view. Inapplying such a finish strip assembly to all metal bodies, it is ofcourse impractical to view of one of use ordinary nails or analogousfastening means for securing the anchorage strip to the body, and it istherefore the primary object of: the present invention to provide meansfor overcoming this obstacle. This object is accomplished y providing aretainer strip or anchorage means having struck-in portions by means ofwhich the retainer strips may be secured to the vehicle body either bywelding, or riveting, or by bolts, screws or the like. Obviously if thefinish strip assembly is employed in connection with composite bodieshaving wooden pillars or filler members, then the anchorage strips maybe secured by ordinary nails or analogous fastening means which ashereinbefore mentioned would be impossible with all metallic bodies.

While the invention herein illustrated is 0 shown as attached to an allmetal body, it will be understood-that the invention is not necessarilylimited by the disclosure and contemplates the use of this finish stripassembly on any type of vehicle body or the like.

- Referring now particularly to Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings, it willbe seen that 10 is a metallic pillar of any desired formation to whichthe end portions of two adjacent an panels 11 and 12 are suitablysecured. The finish strip assembly is designated by the numeral 13 andcomprises an anchorage strip 14 and a cover strip 15, the formerbeingformed with a curved or bowed body por- I tion 16 terminating inangularly bent flangesor edge portions 17 constituting panel engagingportions. Preferably the curved body portion 16 is provided with aplurality of longitudinally spaced struck-in portions forming integralstraps 18 which project inwardly between the edges of the anchoragestrip and present flat surfaces which are adapted to be spotwelded tothe panels as shown in Figure 1.

The cover strip 15 has a body similar in configuration to that of theanchorage strip ,andis provided with opposed inwardly extending openreturn-bent edges 19., capable of snap engagement with the edges of the50. anchorage strip 14. It is apparent that the finish strip need notnecessarily be utilized to conceal the joint between ad acent panels andthat the same may be used to advantage in various other ways and can besecuredwherever found desirable upon an all metal vehicle body, InFigure 4 is shown a finish strip applied intermediate the edges of ametal panel 20. The anchorage strip 14 is shown as secured by rivetingthe straps 18 to the panel 20 by means'of rivets I8 and then snappingthe cover in place in the usual manner.

By reference to Figures 5 to 7 inclusive, it will be noted that theretainer strip or anchorage means is shown as formed in short pieces orlengths 21 each of which is provided with a struck-in portion formingintegral strap 22 which projects inwardly between the edges of theanchorage strip and presents a flat surface by means of which theanchorage member may be secured to the vehicle body or to the support inany well known or preferred manner. The anchorage members 21 are shownas secured to the body at intervals or spaced from one another, and itwill be obvious to those skilled in this art that after these anchoragestrips have been secured in place, the cover strip 14 may be securedthereto in the same manner as previously pointed out.

In Figure 8 a slightly modified form of construction is illustrated. Inthis figure an anchorage strip 30 is provided at its longitudinal edgeswith outwardly extending flanges 31 seating upon the vehicle body orother support and provided intermediate its edges with a depression 32arranged substantially in the plane of the flanges 30 and adapted forattachment to the vehicle body. The reference character 33 indicates thecover strip which is adapted for snap-on engagement with the anchoragestrip, the outwardly extending flanges 31 acting to prevent engage-'ment of the edges of the cover'strip with the vehicle body or othersupport. Thus, the 95 scratching or marring of the finished surface ofthe vehicle body is prevented. It will thus be seen that the flanges 31serve the dual urpose of providing support engaging suraces and alsoserve as abutments for limit- 100 ing the engagement of the cover stripwith the anchorage strip. In other respects, the cover strip andanchorage strip are constructed in substantially the same manner as inthe previously described forms of con- )5 struction.

By providing the retainers or anchorage strips in short lengths a savingof material is effected and the cowl of the vehicle or other portion ofthe body may be painted and the 110 retainer applied subsequently.

Obvious modifications will suggest them selves to those skilled in thisart and to this end reservation is made to make'such changes in any ofthe essential and all of the nonessential details of construction as maycome within the purview of the accompanying claims. v

What I claim as my invention is:

' 1. A finish strip assembly for all metal ve- 12o hicle bodiesincluding an anchorage strip having flanged edge portions, said stripalso being provided with centrally disposed struckin portions formingstraps projecting inwardly between the aforesaid edge portions andadapted to be welded to said metal body, and a cover strip havingsnap-on engagement with said anchorage strip and concealing saidsecuring means. a v

2. In a finish strip assembly, an anchorage strip of substantiallychannel formation provided at the longitudinal edges of the channel withflanges for seating upon a portion of a vehicle body, and provided inthe base of the channel with a substantiall channel-shaped depressionwith the base 0 the channel depresion extending longitudinally of thestrip between and substantially in the plane of the flanges aforesaid,means for securing the base m of the channel depression to the vehiclebody and a cover strip having a snap-on engagement with said anchoragestrip to conceal said securing means.

3. In a finish strip assembly, an anchorage strip having three laterallyspaced surfaces in substantial alignment for engagement with a vehiclebody, means for attaching the intermediate surface to a vehicle body,and a cover strip having a snap-on engagement with said go anchoragestrip for concealing said intermediate attaching surface.

4. In a finish strip assembly, an anchorage strip provided at itslongitudinal edges with angularly extending flanges seating upon a aportion of a vehicle body, said strip being provided with a centrallydisposed depression lying in the plane of the flanges aforesaid and alsoseating on the vehicle body and providing an attaching portion, meansfor secur- :0 ing the said attaching portion to the vehicle body, and acover strip adapted for snap-on engagement with said anchorage strip toconceal said attaching portion.

5. A finish strip assembly for vehicle bodies including'an anchoragestrip of substantially channel formation having flanged edge portionsfor engagement with a portion of a vehicle body, said strip also beingprovided with a centrally disposed struck-in portion 40 forming a strapprojecting inwardly between the aforesaid edge'portions and means forsecuring said struck-in portion to a vehicle body.

6. In a finish strip assembly, an anchorage strip provided at itslongitudinal edges with outwardly extending flanges seating upon aportion of a vehicle body, and provided intermediate said flanges with adepression substantially in the plane ofthe flan es aforesaid forattachment to a portion of a vehicle body, and a cover strip adapted forsnap-on, engagement with said anchorage strip, said outwardly extendingflanges also preventing engagement of the edges of said cover strip withsaid vehicle body.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ORLEY J. GROWE.

